R Sham's chess openings
Peak rating 189731 games
R Sham has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, R Sham most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White16 games · +10 =1 −5 · 66%
As Black15 games · +12 =2 −1 · 87%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%12 games · scores 79% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening13%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6
- 1...e5 Open Game29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense50%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
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